Discussion 52

[teto]

Welcome to another discussion round! It is a pretty straightforward game where I give you a question that you'll answer in a new comment, and I'll give you two random cards for answering. Since this is a discussion, don't be shy! Feel free to comment on other player's threads too~

"What do you like to see in a protagonist?"
(Example: I like my protags to be dumb like Gon Freecs from Hunter x Hunter. ...yeah, that is basically my main thing. I like dumb protags. I also like protags like Rikugou Tokidoki that obviously have something wrong with them and are imperfect and kind of useless! But at the same time, they try super hard anyway.)

Have fun everybody! This round ends on May 15th (the last round is still up until Tuesday).

Comments

[beccastareyes]

Well, the easy one is that they protag. They start taking action about their circumstances. Even episodic series can have protagonists that are in a weird or difficult situation and they do things. Also, I like them having an arc, where they grow as a person, though that's less necessary for shows I see as episodic. (For instance, it frustrated me that Usagi seemed to take maturity steps back after every arc of the Sailor Moon anime, even the ones without memory loss; some of that might have been her reaction to a sudden easing of stress, though. Which works as a character development moment: she's a teenaged girl and really can't deal with crises all the time yet, but can be frustrating since it sometimes came off as 'return to status quo' instead.)

[suguro]

I see protagonists in the same way you do! I love it when they have big character development and when they face situations that give them room for improvement, but I really dislike it when these changes are sometimes 'reset' for the sake of drama or something like that ;;

[teto]

Please take an extra card for the late reply!